People love photos. They always have. It’s the crappy snapshot of you and your sister at 3 and 5 playing on the new swing set in the backyard that is your favorite. It’s not the technical quality of that photo that makes it special. It’s the emotional connection. The brilliance of Instagram isn’t just about…
Category Archives: Life
The Internet Is Worth Protecting
I’ve been on the internet more than half my life. I consider myself a digital native. Today many people are protesting the SOPA and Protect IP Act legislation that threatens the internet. This threat is real, as this legislation breaks some fundamental things about how the internet works. If you are interested in the technical…
Twitter Updates for 2010-11-14
RT @MaryTrigiani: …reading Shakespeare again?Or Conan Doyle? "There is little so joyful as my hound anticipating her breakfast" (my own!) # Powered by Twitter Tools
Twitter Updates for 2010-11-07
Must-read: Gladwell, the Tea Party and the Truth About Social Media http://huff.to/bj15he via @huffingtonpost # Powered by Twitter Tools
Why politics is important…
Politics can make a difference. And it all starts with ideas. Some ideas are more universal and meaningful than others. My children are the center of my world—and when I think about the issues facing our nation right now, I think about what that means for our girls, and the world that we’re leaving for…
Yes on 19… (California)
I’m backing California Proposition 19, even though I’m personally disinterested in marijuana. Paul Buchheit makes the argument beautifully, so I thought I would share. Not only is prohibition an attack on our basic right to control our own bodies and minds (a philosophical point which most people probably don’t care about), but prohibition also provides a…
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-31
SupportUX Blog: What good are data, anyway? http://supportux.com/blog/2010/08/what-good-are-data-anyway/ # Beautiful: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2010/09/06/100906ta_talk_surowiecki # Powered by Twitter Tools
That one teacher
I was lucky – I had several. Not all of them were perfect, but each was perfect for me. They made a difference for lots of kids, and for me, they made all the difference. I was never an easy kid to teach. I was called precocious, which I think was a nice way of…
The philosophy of the purge
Leaving the startup gives me a little time to get to a couple projects that have been nagging at my mind. One of them is a purge of unnecessary “stuff” around the house. One of my favorite blogs puts it very nicely… How to Simplify When You Love Your Stuff | zen habits: Apply mindful…
Jobs calls for organ donors…
The Wall Street Journal has video of Steve Jobs’ opening remarks at the Apple event last week. It was his first official public appearance since going on medical leave several months ago, during which he had a liver transplant. It’s good to see such an open and human appeal from a prominent figure. I applaud…
